Custom Drapery in Pittsburgh, PA — Tailored Fabric, Lining & Hardware
Custom drapery panels — measured to fit your window, sewn to spec, lined or unlined, multiple pleat styles, installed with premium hardware. Call (412) 634-5526.
- ★ Free in-home consultation with real fabric samples
- ★ Licensed & insured installers
- ★ Lifetime workmanship warranty
- ★ Pittsburgh-based & family-owned
Custom drapery is the most fabric-forward window treatment we offer. Measured to fit your specific windows, sewn from a fabric you've selected in person, lined or unlined based on the room's needs, finished with premium hardware. The difference between custom drapery and off-the-shelf curtains is the difference between a tailored suit and one off the rack. Penn Shades designs and installs custom drapery for Pittsburgh-area homes.
Signs You Need Custom Drapery Design
You've tried online drapery panels and they're the wrong length, wrong width, or wrong fabric weight for your windows. You want a fabric that matches or coordinates with specific pieces in the room (rug, upholstery, pillows). You have non-standard windows (oversized, arched, narrow) where off-the-shelf doesn't work. You want lined drapery for room darkening, thermal benefit, or fabric protection — and online retailers don't offer the lining you actually need.
Custom drapery is a tailoring discipline. The fabric weight has to drape correctly, the pleats have to stack evenly, the length has to puddle or hover off the floor exactly the way you want. Getting it right is what we do.
Our Custom Drapery Design Options
Within custom drapery we offer five pleat styles. Pinch pleat (traditional, classic — the standard for formal rooms). Ripple fold (modern, smooth wave — the standard for contemporary rooms). Grommet (casual, urban — works in modern lofts and casual rooms). Goblet pleat (formal, traditional — the most ornate). Inverted pleat (clean, tailored — modern transitional rooms). We bring physical pleat samples to the consultation so you can see how each falls.
Lining choices include unlined (translucent glow), standard lining (improves drape, protects fabric), blackout lining (room darkening), interlining (adds thickness and thermal benefit), and combined lining + interlining (premium drape and insulation). Fabric is selected from hundreds of options at the consultation — silk blends, linen blends, cotton blends, velvet, polyester blends with linen-like texture.
Custom Drapery Design for Pittsburgh Homes & Businesses
Custom drapery fits Pittsburgh's design-forward homes — formal living and dining rooms in Sewickley, Fox Chapel, and Mt. Lebanon estates; restored Victorians in Friendship and Lawrenceville; modern new-builds in Sewickley Heights and Cranberry that need designer treatments to soften large glass walls. We work with homeowners directly and with interior designers and architects on coordinated projects.
We install across Pittsburgh, Moon Township, Coraopolis, Sewickley, Robinson, Carnegie, Bridgeville, Mt. Lebanon, Upper St. Clair, Bethel Park, Cranberry Township, Wexford, McCandless, Fox Chapel, and surrounding western Pennsylvania communities.
What to Expect
Call (412) 634-5526 or book online. Free in-home consultation with our design team. We bring physical fabric swatches, lining samples, and pleat-style demonstrations. We measure every window carefully, design the drapery, and quote a fixed price. Custom drapery production runs 5–7 weeks because each panel is sewn to your exact spec. Install is one visit, 2–4 hours.
Why Choose Penn Shades for Custom Drapery Design
Custom drapery is where window design meets tailoring. Family-owned, Moon Township-based, licensed and insured Pennsylvania installers with real fabric expertise. Lifetime workmanship warranty.
Want to see the rest of what we install? Visit the Penn Shades main site for our full range of window treatments and smart film.
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Fabric Selection Service
On-site fabric narrowing in your light and palette.
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Tie window treatments into your existing room story.
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Multi-room planning for shared sightlines.
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Rods, finials, brackets, rings, decorative pulls.
Learn More →Book your free in-home consultation
Tailored windows for the rooms that deserve it. Call (412) 634-5526 or book online — custom drapery typically installs within 6–8 weeks.